SONNET29

U/U/U/U/U/
a

When,in
disgracewithfortuneandmen'seyes,(1)

Iallalone
beweepmyoutcaststate
,

And
trouble
deafheaven
withmybootlesscries
,

And
lookuponmyself(2)
,andcursemyfate,

Wishingmeliketoonemorerichinhope,

Featur'dlikehim,likehimwithfriendspossess'd,

Desiringthisman'sartandthatman'sscope,

WithwhatImostenjoycontentedleast

Yetinthesethoughtsmyselfalmostdespising,

HaplyIthinkonthee,andthenmystate,

Liketothelarkatbreakofdayarising

From
sullenearth
,
singshymnsatheaven'sgate

Forthysweetloveremember'dsuch
wealthbrings

ThatthenIscorntochangemystatewithkings.

yoloi
=Simile
yolo
=Alludingtoheaven
yolo
=Moodchange
yolo
=Personification
yolo
=Metaphor

SONNET29
When
,indisgracewithfortuneandmen'seyes,
I
all
alonebeweepmyoutcaststate,
Andtroubledeafheavenwithmybootlesscries,
Andlookuponmyself,andcursemyfate,
Wishingmeliketoonemorerichinhope,
Featur'dlikehim,likehimwithfriendspossess'd,
Desiringthisman'sartandthatman'sscope,
WithwhatImostenjoycontentedleast
Yetinthesethoughtsmyselfalmostdespising,
HaplyIthinkonthee,
andthenmystate,
Liketothelarkatbreakofdayarising
Fromsullenearth,singshymnsatheaven'sgate
Forthysweetloveremember'dsuchwealthbrings
ThatthenIscorntochangemystatewithkings.

Loveisworth...
AWhenIthinkofyou,moneydoesn'tcompare.
BForIhaveallthemoneyintheworld.
AYourskinislikeporcelainthatisfair,
BIloveyourtendrilsofhaircurled
Cyourbeautyisadiamondintheruff.
DIneversawabeautyshinelikeyours,
CYourbeautythatshinesbeyondisenough
DImluckytobewithyou,Myheartsoars
Ewhenaroundyou,IwishIwasstuckhere.
FButwhenwithyoutheworldlycaresvanish
ENowthatIcansee,everythingisclear
FPopularity,moneyitsrubbish
GWhenI'mwithyouI'mtherichestmanalive
GWithoutyouIdon'tknowhowIdsurvive

PaigeDame
Mrs.Gardner
English10Honors6per
10,September,2015

InWilliamShakespeare'sSonnet29thespeakerfeelsinadequateinthematerialistic
world:hestrivesforeternalloveandrejectsthetemporalthings.Beforehisenlightenmentthe
moodisbleakandthespeakerfeelsshunnedashetroublesdeafheavenwithhisbootlesscries.
WhenthethespeakersaysIallalonebeweepmyoutcaststateitshowshefeelsabandonedand
thepossibilityofhappinessceasestoexist.Aftertheseemotionsarestirredheturnstowealth
andpopularity.Themoodworsensashebecomesmaterialistic.Themorepain,envy,and
sadnesshefeelsisilluminatedbyhisdesiresfortemporalthings.Desiringthisman'sartand
thatmansscopeonlyleaveshimmiserable.Despisingothersfortheirgiftsand
accomplishmentsonlydegradesyourprescriptiononyourselfworth.Ashumansdailywestrive
tobeaccepted,morerichinhope,andmorepopularbutaswedwellonthesetheseworldly
thingsthemoreunaccepted,nonwealthy,andunpopularwefeel.Asthespeakercomestothis
unsightlycrossroadsherealizesthathisworldlydilemmaisholdinghimbackfrometernaljoy.
Oncethetroubledspeakerreleasesthisdilemmathemoodofthepoemshiftsashesays
HaplyIthinkonthee,andthenmystate,likealarkatbreakofdayarising.Thislinehassuch
adeepaffectionategestureasheleavesthesullenearthbehindhimtoenjoythepleasuresof
hiseternallove.Themoodofthepoemsoquicklyshiftswiththatoneline,anditshowsthattrue
loveistheremedyforpainandlongsuffering.Wheninthisstateofpurelovehesingshymnsat
heaven'sgateShakespearecouldhavenotpickmoreprofoundwordstoexpresshislove
becauseasthespeakerleavesthesullenearthhefindsasweetlovethatcompleteshislife.
Asthespeakerrisesabovethepainoftheearthwealthandallofthematerialthingsthatbother
himinthebeginningofthesonnetallseemmoreminusculethanever.